Hong Kong Regulations

PATENTS (GENERAL) RULES - SECT 83

Hearings in public

(1) Subject to subsection (2)-

   (a)  any hearing before the Registrar of any dispute between 2 or more
        parties relating to any matter in connection with a patent; and

   (b)  any such hearing in connection with an application for a standard
        patent which takes place after the publication of the request to
        record in accordance with section 20 of the Ordinance, shall be held
        in public.

(2) After consulting those parties to the dispute who appear in person or are
represented at a hearing to which subsection (1) applies, the Registrar may
direct that the hearing be not held in public.